Ford campaign team has ties to Bernier, Leitch, went all in on digital ads
New Ontario PC leader Doug Ford upended the party establishment through a campaign run by a small group with ties to the Ford family, as well as several high-profile federal Conservatives. The members of Mr. Ford’s PC leadership race team are still working with Mr. Ford, said Kory Teneycke, who led digital marketing for the […]
Ford threatens federal plans
The prospect that Doug Ford could be in charge of Canada’s largest province by July 1 is bad news for the three main federal leaders. For Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, it could mean the window of opportunity to execute some of his government’s signature policy missions is inexorably closing. Without a high degree of provincial […]
Why Kathleen Wynne is likely to lose Ontario’s provincial election
TORONTO—There are all kinds of clichés about how and why governments lose. That they defeat themselves. That they die by degrees. That they become the very thing they had once pledged to always oppose. Mostly, though, governments forget the plot. All of governing—all of the politics—is telling a story, every single day. Some folks call […]
Trudeau needs to step up his game to meet Paris, says energy economist
The Liberal government is “a determined bunch,” but its policies need to be more stringent to meet Canada’s 2030 carbon reduction commitment in the Paris Climate Accord, says Simon Fraser University energy economist Mark Jaccard. Current and planned policies expand the oil sands, he said, and the government can’t wait around to impose emissions regulations […]
The important difference between Trump and Ford
TORONTO—Forget the comparisons to Donald Trump. Doug Ford, Ontario’s new Progressive Conservative leader, is very much a homegrown phenomenon. If he and his party win the June provincial election, it will be for homegrown reasons. Ontario is usually a Red Tory province. Voters tend to elect parties, whether they call themselves PC, Liberal or New […]
Jagmeet Singh clears one obstacle to NDP fortunes
CHELSEA, QUE.—Belatedly, tentatively—and after what must have been considerable pressure from within his own party—Jagmeet Singh clarified his position on Talwinder Singh Parmar, named by a commission of inquiry, and others, as mastermind of the 1985 Air India bombing. In an opinion piece in The Globe and Mail last week, and in subsequent interviews, the […]
On the road again: how rookie Liberal MP Hutchings tackles riding bigger than Switzerland
Representing the riding of Long Range Mountains, N.L., which covers an area larger than Switzerland and includes more than 200 communities, means a lot of time spent on the road for Liberal MP Gudie Hutchings and her constituency staff team. On top of that is casework to help residents of the riding, which, according to […]
Acting on climate change will create ‘new economic opportunities and good jobs,’ says environment minister
It has been one of the most pressing priorities for the Liberal government since assuming power in November 2015. Reducing Canada’s carbon footprint as part of global efforts to combat climate change and transitioning the country to a new, lower carbon economy. It has also been one of the most frequent targets for the opposition Conservatives, […]
Fascinating new book looks at how MPs interact with constituents
ST. JOHN’S, N.L.—What do Canadian Members of Parliament do in their electoral districts? This is among the many questions explored in a fascinating new book studying how MPs interact with their constituents. The premise of Representation in Action: Canadian MPs in the Constituencies is simple enough: job shadow some MPs, take notes, write a book. […]
Why we need a green economy today, and for tomorrow
In a seminal 1987 report, Our Common Future, the Brundtland Commission advanced the understanding of global interdependence and the relationship between economics and the environment. The report wove together social, economic, cultural and environmental issues towards global solutions. It found, for the first time that “the environment does not exist as a sphere separate from […]
